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Your guide to the best food & drink independents in Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is full of top-quality food and drink independents, from buzzing Nottingham restaurants to delightful rural farm shops and beautiful village pubs hidden away from well-trodden paths. Overseen by Notts editor Abby, who lives near Nottingham, Great Food Club will guide you to the best Nottinghamshire restaurants, pubs, producers, delis and farm shops, with some great member offers thrown in.

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Here are the food and drink independents we love in this region, with more coming soon…

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    200 Degrees Coffee Shop & School

    A cafe and barista school in one. This place serves wonderful hand-roasted coffee and top class fresh food in a warm and stylish environment…

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    Adventure Beer

    Adventure Beer of Nottingham is a beer-delivery outfit focusing on local breweries including Blue Monkey, Brewster’s, Pheasantry and Lincoln Green…

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    Alchemilla

    Alchemilla in Nottingham serves superb contemporary British cuisine in a beautifully modernised 200-year-old former coaching house…

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    All Mine Cakes (By The Lake)

    All Mine Cakes By The Lake was our Cafe of the Year 2020/21. It is delightfully decorated and the view across the lake is dreamy…

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    Anoki Nottingham

    There are three Anoki restaurants in the area and all of them serve authentic Indian cuisine in a glamorous setting…

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    Ashiana

    Located just off the A1, Ashiana is a popular spot for those looking for authentic Indian and Bangladeshi dishes with real flair…

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    Bake Off & Pie

    Bake Off & Pie of Nottingham is a small wholesale craft bakery. It supplies around 30 businesses around Nottingham with freshly baked goods each day…

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    Bar Iberico

    Bar Iberico is a Nottingham gem in the heart of Hockley. This award-winning all-day tapas bar offers a stellar Spanish menu and excellent service…

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    BaRnby’s

    On Saturday nights, BaRnby’s in north Nottinghamshire runs themed bistro nights in Blyth Memorial Hall. These could be Middle Eastern, French, Italian, Spanish or Greek…

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    Beauvale Priory Bakehouse

    The Priory Bakehouse is located at Beauvale Priory in Nottinghamshire and run by Baker Cameron Whyte who creates delicious sweet and savoury bakes including pastries and pies…

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    Blend Coffee Shop

    Blend is an independent coffee shop in Nottingham’s Sneinton Market run by the team behind Stewarts of Trent Bridge coffee roasters…

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    Blue Monkey Brewery

    Based in Giltbrook, Blue Monkey Brewery was set up in 2008 and produces award-winning IPAs, pale ale, stout and more…

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    Bread & Butterflies

    West Bridgford is home to this cute little craft cafe with a classic tearoom feel. Expect homemade cakes, handmade gifts and a soundtrack of vintage vinyl…

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    Butler’s Coffee House

    Butler’s Coffee House is a delightful little place located just off the square in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, inhabiting a Grade II-listed former butcher’s shop…

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    Cafe Roya

    Eclectic, global-influenced vegetarian restaurant that is proving a hit with meat eaters too…

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    Cartwheel Café and Roastery

    A delightful coffee shop and roastery tucked away on Nottingham’s Low Pavement…

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    Chef Craig Floate

    Craig Floate is a private chef offering excellent classic cooking. He was named Great Food Club Private Chef of the Year 2020/21…

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    Chocolate Utopia

    An independent, family-run Nottingham business producing an amazing range of delicious handmade, high quality chocolates…

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    Colston Bassett Dairy

    Colston Bassett Dairy makes traditional Stilton and Shropshire Blue cheeses. It is a farming co-operative, established in 1913…

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    Country Victualler

    A small family producer founded in 1973 offering a variety of unique products, including the legendary Alderton ham…

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    Davison’s Bakery

    Davison’s Bakery of Newark is an independent family business, open daily and offering a delivery service. It sells fresh bread, cakes and more…

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    Delilah Fine Foods

    A past winner of UK Deli of the Year and one of the best of its kind in the UK: more than 3,000 square feet packed with delightful produce…

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    Escabeche

    An informal, modern tapas restaurant, serving a wide variety of excellent Mediterranean and internationally inspired dishes…

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    Freshly Spiced

    Freshly Spiced is a Nottingham business with a passion for producing creative and additive-free spice blends to perk up your cooking…

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    Gannets Day Café

    Gannets Day Café is a popular spot with locals and visitors alike and serves up delicious dishes made with locally-produced ingredients…

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    GH Porter Provisions

    GH Porter Provisions in Newark is a butcher’s shop, smokery & deli with impressive heritage. A home delivery service is available…

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    Gonalston Farm Shop & Deli

    Gonalston is the first farm shop in the UK to join forces with national brand Budgens, offering local produce including Gonalston Farm’s own beef alongside a strong convenience range. A true one-stop shop…

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    Hambleton Bakery | West Bridgford

    Hambleton Bakery traditionally produces a mouthwatering array of bread and pastries in its giant woodfired oven. Its West Bridgford shop is its newest…

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    Hamilton’s Butchers & The Cheeky Pig

    Matt and partner Marsha took over the butcher’s shop in September 2020 and have also added a takeaway. The bacon rolls are a must…

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    Harker’s Farm Shop

    Animal welfare and a passion for high quality local food are two reasons why the shop on Blackberry Farm, established in 1954, has a reputation for selling some of the region’s best meat…

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    Harrison & Griffiths

    Harrison & Griffiths of Arnold, Nottingham, bakes stunning cakes inspired by the Caribbean and adapted from family recipes…

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    Hart’s Hotel & Kitchen

    Named Nottingham Restaurant of the Year several times, Hart’s combines exceptional cooking with modern urban style and professional service…

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    Home Farm Produce

    Home Farm Produce in Grove, Nottinghamshire, raises prize-winning cattle and pigs slowly and naturally. A finalist in the Great Food Club Awards 2020…

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    Homeboys

    Homeboys of Nottingham was shortlisted in the Great Food Club Awards 2017/18 and cooks delicious Asian street food…

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    Hopology Beer Shop

    A wonderful small shop selling a varied range of craft beer brewed in the UK, Europe and further afield – enter to receive an education in 21st century ale…

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    Johnny Pusztai at JT Beedham & Son

    Johnny Pusztai of Sherwood, Nottingham, is a former Observer Food Monthly’s Producer of the Year. Britain’s best butcher?

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    Kerry’s Fresh

    Kerry’s Fresh in Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire, is a family-run fruit & vegetable delivery service and a bricks-and-mortar shop…

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    Kushi-ya

    Kushi-ya in Nottingham was our World Cuisine Restaurant of the Year 2020/21. It serves kushiyaki – Japanese-style grilled skewers…

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    La Parisienne

    La Parisienne is a delightful, quirky French/European restaurant and patisserie in the heart of historic Southwell, Nottinghamshire…

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    La Rock

    An oasis of seriously impressive food hidden away down a backstreet in Sandiacre between Nottingham and Derby…

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    Lady Bay Pop-Up Cafe

    When Virender Rose was placed on furlough, she decided it was time to do something she’d always wanted to do…

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    Lady Jayne’s Tearoom

    Lady Jayne’s is a traditional tearoom in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, serving light breakfasts, lunches, afternoon teas, sandwiches and home-made cakes…

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    Langar Hall

    A very special country hotel and restaurant with many loyal fans. Nottinghamshire’s Langar Hall has a unique charm all of its own…

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    Lenton Lane Brewery

    One of Lenton Lane’s ales was recently crowned Champion Beer of Nottingham 2020. Fancy trying it?…

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    Loft at Carriages

    The Loft in Newark-on-Trent incorporates a deli, bistro and gourmet-on-the-go service and offers real food with real flair…

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    Loxley’s Larder

    For delicious, homemade charcuterie made using traditional curing methods, Loxley’s Larder is the place to go…

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    Magpie Brewery

    Magpie Brewery of Nottingham is a green-energy-powered microbrewery. It brews traditional British ales and hop-forward craft ales…

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    Matthew’s Preserved

    Matthew Slaughter set up Matthew’s Preserved after reaching a low point in his life. Today both he and the business are thriving…

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    Maxeys Farm Shop

    A family-run farm shop offering a good range of food and drink, including fresh fruit and veg grown in surrounding fields…

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    Mr & Mrs Fine Wine

    Mr & Mrs Fine Wine – also known as The Wine Bank – in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, was named Independent Wine Retailer of the Year in the IWSC Awards…

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    Mulberry Tree Cafe

    Strelley Hall can trace its routes back to 1200AD and this cafe, in its old stables, is full of charm and character…

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    NAN TEI

    NAN TEI in Nottingham is a satisfyingly authentic and down-to-earth Japanese restaurant modelled on Tokyo’s traditional yakitori bars…

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    Nottingham Seafoods

    Nottingham Seafoods is a family-run company spanning three generations of fishmongers. It supplies fresh fish via a delivery service…

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    Old Theatre Deli

    A slick cafe/deli serving well sourced and nicely prepared food, housed in an old Georgian theatre in the middle of town…

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    Oscar & Rosie’s Pizza

    Oscar & Rosie’s in Nottingham makes great-quality thin and crispy handmade pizzas, served till late…

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    Pastability

    Pastability is a lovely delicatessen, café, pastificio (pasta maker) and gelateria in the heart of Newark…

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    Perkins Bar & Bistro

    Perkins Bar & Bistro in Plumtree, Nottinghamshire, has its own luxury shepherd’s huts and was established in 1982…

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    Pheasantry Brewery

    An award-winning microbrewery with an attached café-restaurant available to hire, located on a family farm…

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    Raw Fruit & Veg

    Raw Fruit & Veg of Bingham is an independent greengrocer and health food shop. It offers fresh, high-quality produce and store-cupboard essentials…

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    Restaurant Six

    Restaurant Six at Trent Bridge offers a view of Nottingham like no other, with cocktails, service and fine dining to match…

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    Richard’s Quality Meats

    Richard’s Quality Meats of Newark is a butcher’s shop that specialises in handmade sausages. Delivery service is available…

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    Roast Event

    Roast Event provides events catering with a difference, offering Porchetta Italiana – an Italian take on classic English hog roasts…

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    Rose & May Deli

    For fresh local produce and continental specialities, we’d recommend a visit to this family-run cafe and deli in the pretty market town of Bingham…

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    Ruddington Butchers

    Elms Farm in Costock is renowned for its sustainable approach to farming and at its Ruddington Butchers, you’ll find meat unlike any other…

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    Sauce Shop

    Nottingham-based small-batch producers of natural, additive and thickener-free sauces…

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    Sexy Mamma Love Spaghetti

    Hidden away in Nottingham’s bohemian Hockley, this cosy and characterful restaurant serves some of the tastiest Italian inspired food in town…

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    Small Food Bakery

    A small-batch Nottingham bakery specialising in naturally fermented sourdough loaves, pastries and pizzas…

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    Snobby Burger Co

    Top-quality burgers from butcher Johnny Pusztai and chef Laurence Henry. Made with locally-reared meat and bags of passion…

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    Spring Lane Farm Shop

    Spring Lane Farm Shop is a traditional, family-run enterprise in Nottinghamshire, selling homemade bread, locally reared meat, plus a huge variety of vegetables, cheeses and much more…

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    Stewarts of Trent Bridge

    With over 30 years’ experience of selecting, blending and roasting coffees, this Nottingham hidden gem should be known to every home barista…

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    Stichelton Dairy

    Stichelton is an unpasteurised blue cheese made using traditional methods – this is real cheese with a proper pedigree…

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    Stoppard’s Butchers of Southwell

    Stoppard’s Butchers of Southwell is a delightful family butcher’s. All produce is sourced locally via good relationships forged with local farmers…

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    Sugarberry Cake Studio

    Sugarberry Cake Studio is a Nottingham-based cake company specialising in delicious cakes and sweet treats…

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    Taylor’s Fine Dining

    For a more intimate dining experience, book a table at Taylor’s Fine Dining in Newark…

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    Thaymar Ice Cream

    Superb real dairy ice cream made on the family farm near Retford, Notts, available to eat in the tearoom or buy from the farm shop…

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    The Anoki Express Van

    Anoki runs a trio of award-winning Indian restaurants. Its Express Vans deliver its popular ‘JustHeat’ ready-meals across south Notts & Derbys…

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    The Atrium Bar & Kitchen

    The Atrium Bar & Kitchen serves breakfasts, brunches, lunches, evening meals and tapas in an old village bank. You can even dine in the old vault…

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    The Bakehouse

    The Bakehouse in Sherwood, Nottingham, is a thriving cafe and bakery that has deservedly bagged many prestigious awards…

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    The Black Bull

    An accomplished food-focused pub/restaurant that focuses on traditional, local produce…

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    The Bottle Top

    The Bottle Top is a unique deli & bar on Ruddington High Street. It offers a superb array of craft beers and much more besides…

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    The Brickyard

    Lincoln Green Brewing Company opened this cosy pub in Carlton just a few years ago and it’s become a hit with real ale fans…

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    The Cheese Shop Deli and Cafe

    A beautiful food shop in the heart of Nottingham run by two brothers with a true passion for cheese…

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    The Circle Eatery, Beeston

    The Circle Eatery in Bingham was so popular, the team behind it decided to open another in Beeston…

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    The Circle Eatery, Bingham

    The Circle Eatery serves up breakfast, lunch and evening meals using fresh, local ingredients…

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    The Clock House Cafe

    A quaint cafe in an unusual Nottinghamshire setting. If it’s homemade cakes, delicious lunches, divine breakfasts and mouthwatering afternoon teas you’re after, you should visit The Clock House…

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    The Cod’s Scallops

    Want to try some award-winning fish and chips? Chances are there’s a branch of The Cod’s Scallops near you. And if there’s not, there will be soon…

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    The Cod’s Scallops Long Eaton

    The Cod’s Scallops in Long Eaton takes the idea of your local chippy to a whole new level, offering truly superb fish and chips…

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    The Cod’s Scallops Sherwood

    At The Cod’s Scallops the emphasis is on sustainably sourced fish and seafood. All the old favourites are there but much more besides…

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    The Cod’s Scallops Wollaton

    A delightful Nottingham fish and chip shop offering all the favourites, plus rarer choices such as gurnard, hake, herring, lobster and oysters, and delicious chips, all fried in beef dripping…

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    The Crimson Tree Café, Bar & Kitchen

    The Crimson Tree is a relaxed and charming café, bar and kitchen on Nottingham’s Mansfield Road. Expect a varied menu from brunch through to dinner…

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    The Cross Keys

    This delightful village pub serves up a quality seasonal menu, with fine wines and craft beers. It even has room to park the pony!

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    The Cumin

    A reliably good restaurant in the middle of Nottingham that serves north Indian food with a slight East African twist…

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    The Dapper Spaniel

    The Dapper Spaniel in Rolleston, Nottinghamshire, is a pub with rooms that offers classic dishes – plus a few surprises – cooked with care and style…

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    The Final Whistle

    The Final Whistle in Southwell is a memorable real-ale pub. This place is a wonderful example of a traditional British hostelry…

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    The Four Bells Inn

    A delightful pub and restaurant set in the pretty village of Woodborough, not far from Nottingham city centre but in the heart of the countryside, showcasing ‘Best of British’ food…

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    The Harley Cafe

    A bustling cafe surrounded by artisan food producers on the Welbeck Estate. Shortlisted in the Great Food Club Awards 2015…

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    The Hay Barn Cafe

    The Hay Barn is a charming cafe housed in a 250-year-old converted barn. It’s a beautiful setting for a bite to eat and the cake comes highly recommended…

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    The Hearty Goodfellow

    The Hearty Goodfellow in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, is a traditional real ale pub serving good-quality home-cooked food…

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    The Hidden Bakery

    The Hidden Bakery in Eastwood is an independent café & bakery. A trip here yields excellent artisan bread & cakes, breakfasts & brunches…

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    The Lakeview Restaurant

    You needn’t be a golfer to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and excellent food at The Lakeview Restaurant & Bar near Cotgrave in Nottinghamshire…

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    The Larder on Goosegate

    This Nottingham restaurant was once home to the very first Boots shop, opened by Jesse Boot in 1849. Today it offers no headache pills but plenty of culinary thrills…

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    The Malt Cross

    A delightful and historic bar and café, located in a beautiful Victorian Musical Hall in the heart of Nottingham…

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    The Marquis of Granby

    The Marquis of Granby in Granby, Nottinghamshire, is a cosy and welcoming pub. Named Great Food Club Classic Pub of the Year 2020/21…

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    The Martin’s Arms

    The Good Pub Guide’s Dining Pub of the Year 2012-20 for Nottinghamshire provides good food in classic village pub surroundings…

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    The Old Volunteer

    The ‘Old Vol’ is a delightful rural pub in pretty Caythorpe in the Nottinghamshire countryside, offering great food and a warm welcome…

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    The Peel Wood-Fired Kitchen

    A family-run business based in Newark, serving delicious Neapolitan-style pizzas from a converted van that’s home to a wood-fired oven…

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    The Radcliffe

    The Radcliffe in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, is a superbly refurbished pub that impresses with its excellent take on modern British cooking…

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    The Railway

    The Railway is a family friendly village pub in the heart of Lowdham, with an emphasis on high quality food and hand-pulled ales…

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    The Real Milk Company

    The Real Milk Company is an organic farm run by the Sharman family. Their ‘milk shed’ houses a milk-vending machine and many other goodies…

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    The Red Lion at Thurgarton

    The Red Lion at Thurgarton in Nottinghamshire, three miles from Southwell, had been closed for two years until the community clubbed together to buy it…

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    The Robin Hood & Little John

    A traditional pub run by a local microbrewery, showcasing a magnificent array of cask beers and real ciders, plus some pleasing bar snacks…

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    The Ruddy Fine Distillery

    Set up by two gin lovers, The Ruddy Fine Distillery offers small-batch expertly-crafted gins…

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    The Rustic Crust

    The Rustic Crust of Farnsfield cooks seriously good pizza. In their stylish restaurant, they serve wonderful Neapolitan-style creations…

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    The School of Artisan Food

    The School of Artisan Food is the learning hub for Britain’s artisan food revival, offering superb tutors and equipment…

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    The Sir John Borlase Warren

    The Sir John Borlase Warren stands at Canning Circus, near Nottingham city centre. It’s a ‘proper pub’ offering cask ales and hearty food…

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    The Specialty Coffee Shop

    A superb independent Nottingham coffee shop, owned and run by a young Italian couple with a huge passion for good coffee…

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    The Station Hotel

    This charming Victorian pub was taken over by Lincoln Green Brewing Company in 2017 and has since been transformed into a fine establishment…

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    The Staunton Arms

    The Staunton Arms is a fine old village pub in the Vale of Belvoir, offering fresh food daily via a distinctive and original menu…

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    The Tap & Run

    The Tap & Run in Upper Broughton, Nottinghamshire, is a stylish, modern and cosy pub that’s good for dining or a relaxing drink at the bar…

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    The Tasting Table

    The Tasting Table of Nottingham provides an afternoon-tea and weekend curry club delivery and call-and-collect service…

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    The Thatch

    The Thatch in Bottesford, Leicestershire, is a Grade I-listed restaurant and wine bar with rooms serving contemporary and traditional dishes with innovative flavour combinations…

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    The Unicorn’s Head

    The Unicorn’s Head in Langar is an attractive, friendly and welcoming pub serving good, well priced home-cooked food and decent local cask ales…

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    The Victoria Hotel, Beeston

    Named in honour of Queen Victoria back in 1840, this is an authentic free house with plenty of charm…

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    The Welbeck Bakehouse

    A wholesale bakery dedicated to traditional techniques and long-fermentation processes that produces more than 40 types of breads and pastries…

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    The Wheatsheaf Pub & Kitchen

    A delightful, family-owned, Grade II-listed pub, serving excellent home-cooked food, situated at the heart of Bingham…

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    Tough Mary’s Bakehouse

    Tough Mary’s is a delightful artisan bakery on Nottingham’s Derby Road. All the action happens in the open kitchen, where everything is made from scratch…

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    Ugly Bread Bakery & Cafe

    A delightful Nottingham bakery and café, with a superb range of freshly baked bread, sourdough pizzas, focaccia, mezzaluna, hand-made cakes and cannoli to eat in or take away…

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    Uramaki Handmade Sushi

    Sushi is a delicious treat and Uramaki delivers handmade cases of sushi to your door. Perfect for wowing those dinner guests…

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    Welbeck Abbey Brewery

    A brewer of high quality traditional cask ales with its own bar located on site and offering regular brewery tours…

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    Welbeck Farm Shop

    An exceptional farm shop at the heart of an artisan food enclave – the Welbeck estate. Here you’ll find bread from Welbeck Bakehouse, beer from the estate brewery, locally made cheese, and more…

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    Westlands Farm Shop

    Westlands Farm Shop is a traditional butcher’s shop that has earned a reputation for high-quality meat and excellent customer service…

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    White Rabbit Tea House

    A welcoming little tea house in Nottingham serving speciality teas, homemade cakes, light lunches and traditional English Afternoon Teas…

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    Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem

    Possibly one of the quirkiest – and most haunted pubs in the area, this is a popular stop for tourists and visitors alike…

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    Yeung Sing Cantonese Restaurant

    The Yeung Sing in Bingham, Nottinghamshire, is a hidden gem – don’t be fooled by the unassuming red-brick exterior: once inside you are transported to another world…

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